The Louvre Abu Dhabi

Published on: December 19, 2017| By: Charmaine Fernz

The Louvre Abu Dhabi was conceived from an intergovernmental agreement between the United Arab Emirates and France, signed in 2007. As per the intergovernmental agreement, Louvre Abu Dhabi has access to expertise and training from 17 French partner institutions, as well as loans from 13 leading French museums for 10 years. Additionally, these institutions will support with programming special exhibitions at Louvre Abu Dhabi for 15 years.

The museum’s collection includes more than 620 important artworks and artifacts spanning the entirety of human history around the world.

At the opening, 235 works from Louvre Abu Dhabi’s own collection are displayed in the galleries.

Louvre Abu Dhabi has partnered with important museums and cultural institutions in the Arab world who will lend 28 significant works

The National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah shared a pendant dating back to 2000-1800 BCE